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eral Assembly of the State of New J Jersey,
That whenever, in any county of this state,
certificates of indebtedness have been here
tofore lawfully issued for the purpose of
constructing or improving one or more
roads or avenues running through or in
such county, for the payment Of which
certificates such county was by law author
lied to become obligated, such certificates
shall be paid by such county and the as
sessments levied for the improvement or
construction of such road or avenue shall
hereafter be collected for the uses of such
county.
2. And be it enacted, That the board of
chosen freeholders of any county aforesaid
is hereby directed to carry out the provi-
sions of this act and to provide the means
therefore by general taxation, the same as
for ordinary county expenses or by the is
sue and sale Of bonds of such county hay
ing not moro than twenty years to run and
bearing not more than three and one-half
per cent. interest per annum.
3. And be it enacted. That all acts and
parts of acts, general, public, special or
Otherwise, inconsistent with this act, be
and the same are herby repealed. and this
act shall be deemed public act and take
effect Immediately.
Approved April z, 1887.
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CHAPTER CYL.

A supplement to an act entitled ga
further supplement to an act entitled
San act for the more easy partition of
lands held by copartners, joint tenants
and tenants In common" approved
March twenty-seyenth, one Thousand
eight hundred and seventy four, which
supplement was approved April sixteenth
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
six.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly CT the State OF New Jersey,
That the first section of the act entitled "A
further supplement to an act entitled IAN
act for the more easy partition OF lands
held by co-partners, joint tenants and ten
ants in common approved March TWEEN
tJ-seventh. one thousand eigot hundred
and seyenty-four, which furtner supple
ment was approved April sixteenth, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, be
and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That IN any proceedings fer the partition
of lands in the court of chancery of this
state, or the orphans court OF any county
therein, or upon any application male or
hereafter made to any justice of the su-
preme court or ju ige of any circuit court
or court of common pleas of the county
wherein such lands may lie, ali inchoate
estates of dover in lands ordered in said
proceedings to be sold, may be sold by the
order of said court, justice or judge, and in
such case said estates in dover shall be for
ever barred, and the court by which said
sale shall be confirmed shall dil ect one
third Of the net proceeds of the sale of the
share or shares In such lands as are SUBJ
ject to such dover to be inyes ed and the
income thereof during the lifetime of the
tenant in fee Of suca share or sh ares to be
paid to sach tenant or to the lienors upon
such share or shares, and upon the death
of such tenant saia incom shall be paid
to the tenant in dover during her lifetime.
and upon her death the court shall order
the principal of said fund to be paid to the
heirs ut law of the tenant in fee or to the
parties holaing liens upon the said share or
shares at the time of the sale thereof and
remaining unsatlsfed at the death of the
tenant in dover, as equity may require;
provided, however, if such tenant in oower
or pslson ht ing such inchoate estate of
dover shall gnif, her consent thereto in
writing, acknowledged as deeds are re-
quired to be acknowledg d by married
women, the proceed Dis of the sale of such
share or shares as are subject to such
dover shall be paid over as though no such
estate existed
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effecL immediately.
Approved April 8, 1887.
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CHAPTER c.

An Act to amend an act entitled "An act
for the formation of borough cemmis-
sions," approved March seventh, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.
l. Be it eRacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That section eight of the act to which
this is amendatory DO aud the same is here
by amended so as to read as follows:
2 And be il enacted, That the legal
voters 1t the said borough at each election
for commissioners under this act, shall, by
vote and upon the same ballot use in vot-
ing for the said commissioners, designate
an amount of money to be "a sed for gen
raj borough purposes. not TO exceed i've
und ca dollars in any one year, aud a fur
Il er amount OF money to be rah 4 for and
Al P led 20 the krarelias aad merchandising
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CHAPTER Gil.

An act to authorize cities in this state to
erect buildings to be used for fire depart
ment purposes and to provide for the
payment OF the cost of erection.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That where any building used Tor fire de-
partmenJ purposes in any cities of this
state has become unsafe, and has baen de-
clared as such by the proper authority or
authorities of any such city, that it shall
be lawful for the proper authorities to
build and erect in said city proper and
suitable building to be used for fire depart
ment purposes of said city at cost no. to
exceed the sum of six thousand dollars
2 And be it enacted That all work and
labor done and materials furnished for the
erection of said buildings shall be done and
furnished by contract, awarded upon at
least two weeks' advertisement in the two
official newspapers having the largest cir.
culation, to the lowest bidder or bidders for
the same.
8. And be it enacted, that the munich
pal board of any such city having the man
agement and control of the finances of such
city are hereby auth orizsd and empowered
to issue bonds, either registered or coupon,
in an amouct not exceeding SIX thousand
dollars, to raise money to pay for the erec-
zion and construction of said building, that
said bonds shall be payable in six years
from the date thereof, and shall bear inter-
est not exceeding five per eentum per an
mum, to be sold At not less than par, and
that there shall be a sufficient sum appre-
priated and put in the tax levy of such city
each year to pay the interest on such
bonds, and also there shall in each y ear be
appropriated and put in the tax levy of
such city the further sum of one Thousand
dollars towards the payment of said bonds,
to be properly Invested and deposited in
the sinking fund of such city, to met the
payment Of said bonds when they shall be-
come Que and payable.
4. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April 5, 1887.
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CHAPTER cxY.

An act to amend an act entitled can act
to authorize the establishment OF rIee
PUBLIC libraries in the ties of This state
passed April first, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-four.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gem
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey.
That section tive of the act to which this is
an amendment be amen led to read as fol-
lows
g And he it enacs ed, That vacancies
happening in the Office of trustee of any
public library established under tbs afore-
said &C. from any cause except expir atom
of the term of office, shall be file 4 in the
manner provided ia said act for the original
appointment of trustees, bu. for the unex.
pired term only
3. And be it enacted, That the provisions
or this act shall re main imperative ia any
city in this state until assented to by ma
jority of the legal voters thereof voting on
tots act at an election, at which the quss-
ton of its adoption shall be submitted to
vote by direction of the legislative BODY Of
such city. either at the time fixed by law
for the election of municipal officers or at
a special election to DE held for that pur-
pose, of the time and place of holding
which election the city clerk of said citv
shall cause public notice to be given by ad-
refreshments signed by himself aud set up
in at least five public places in said city for
at least ten days previous TO the day of
such election and published for the same
period in two newspapers of such city; the
ballots used at such election shall ba
printed or written. or partly printed or
written, aud the same may be printed or
written on the general ballots nssd at sucu
election, on which may be either the ords
''for the adoption for this city Of the pro-
Visions of an act entitled sAn act to author
ize the establishment of free public libraries
in the cities of this state, or, Gag inst the
adoption for this city OF the provisions of
an act entitled AN act to auth orig, the
establishment of tree public libr iries IN the
cities of this state; the election officers of
said city shall return to the caavassing
board of the same true and correct sta.e-
meRt in writing under their hands of the
result of said election, the same to be
entered at large upon the minutes of said
body.
4. Aud be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April s, 1887.
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CHAPTER xcIv.

Further Supplement to the act entitled
Gan act relative to sales of lands under
public statute or by virtue of any judi
lcial proceedings" [Revisionl, approved
Msrcn twenty one thousand
Night hundred and seventy and the
implement thereto, approved April
3 )inth, one thousand eight hundred ana
%eighty-fve-
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New JOr-
ey, That no sale of land heretofore made
~ the direction of any court of competent
Jurisdiction shall be invalidated by reason
j the omission to state in the adv, rtiss-
ment OF such sale the hour at which such
sale should taks place, but that any p r
cha6eF purchasers Of lands at such sale,
shall be entitled 10 havs deed # the
lands so puIcnased upon compl, ing With
the coIaitions Of such sale, Lotawit, tand-
pg such omission ProNi i'd that such
fle shall hue taken place rp1n tie day
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CHAPTER CxvJ.

An act giving the right o suffrage to all
persons, whether male or female, in any
school meeting in any school dissric. Of
the state.
l. Be it enacted By the mate and
General Assembly of the $ ae OF New
Jersey, That every citiz OF the Uaited
States OF the age of twenty-ons years who
shall have been a resident OF tlis state for
one year, and of the county ia which he or
she claims vote for five months next be-
fore said meeting, shall have the right to
vote at any school meeting in any school dis
trict of the state whersih they m ~ rsside:
provided, that no person in the military
naval or marine servics of the Uaited
States, by being stationed in any garrison.
barrack or military or naval force or sta
ton within the state, and no psuper, IDIOT,
insane person, or person convicted of
crime, which nov excludes him or her
from being witness, unless pardonoi or
restored by law to the right OF suffrage,
shall enjoy the right to vote in any school
meeting.
Approved April s, 1887.
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CHAPTER X0IX.

An act relative to the court of common
pleas, the orphans court and the court
of general quarter sessions OF the peace
in the several counties of this state.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That any two of the judges of the in-
ferior court of common pleas i'll each
county of this state may hold the court of
common pleas, the orphans court and the
court of general quarter sessions of the
peace provided, that in those counties
having law judge as president judge su III
judge shall be present as a member of said
court.
2. And be il enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts, whether general, special or
local, inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, are hereby repealed, and that this
act shall be public act and take effect i'm
mediately.
Approved April 4, 1887.
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CHAPTER XCv.

A Supplement to an act entitled can act
concerning clerks of grand juries," APP
proved March ninth, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-seven.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That the salary of the clerks of grand
]uries in all counties of this state having by
the state census of one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-fve q population of
one hundred Thousand or more Inhabitants
shall be three hundred dollars per term of
court aud no more.
2. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed, and this act shall be a
public act and take effect immediately.
Approved April /, 1887.
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aud at the place designated in the adver-
tisements thereof, between the hours of
twelve and five o'clock in the afternoon,
and all of the other provisions of the acts
to which this is further supplement shall
have been complied with and provided
further, that an order confirming such
sale shall first lie made by the court by
which the same was ordered to be made
and deed or deeds 50 given shall operate
to transfer the title TO the purchaser or
purchasers as fully as if the hour of such
sale had been duly inserted in the adver-
tisements required by the acts to which
this is further supplement.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect INN ediately.
Approved April 1, 1887.
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CHAPTER Cxu.

An act to regulate the hours OF la or Of en-
ployes of surface and elevated railroad
companies.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State of New Jersey,
That twelve hours labor, to be perform ed
within twelve consecutive hours, with
reasonable time for meals, not less than
half an hour for each, shall constitute a
days labor in the operation Of all cable,
traction and horse-car street surface rail-
roads, and of all cable, traction and steam
elevated railroads, owned or operated by
corporations Incorporated under the laws
of this state, for the employees of such
corporations 10 operating sucn railroads.
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be q
misdemeanor for any officer or agent of
any such corporation to exact from any of
such employees more than twelve hours la
Dor within the twenty-four hours of the
natural day, and within twelve consecutive
hours therein, as in the first section pro-
vided; provided, however, that in case of
accident or unexpected contingency de-
manding more than usual service by such
corporation to the public, or from such en-
ployees to tie corporation, extra labor may
be permitted ana exacted for extra com
pensation.
3. And be it enacted, That it is the true
intent and purpose of this act to limit the
usual hours of labor of the employees of
railroad corporations as aforesaid to twelve
hours actual work in a day, to be per-
formed within period of twelve consecu-
tive hours as aforesaid, whether such en-
ployees be employed by the trip or trips,
the job, the hour, the day, the week, the
month, or in any other manner.
4. And be 1t enacted, That all acts or
parts f acts inconsistent herewith be aud
the same are hereby repealed, aud this
act shall take effect on the fifteenth day OF
May next after its passage.
Approved April s, 1887.
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CHAPTER CIx.

An act to amend and correct an ror in
the title of chapter eighty by tie laws
of one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three.
Whereas. 1t is made to appear through a
clerical or typographical error in the title
of chapter eighty of the laws of ose
thousand elgut hundred and I'll .hty-
three, entitled "a supplement to sn act
entitled AN act for the formation of bor-
ough governments. approved April
third, one thousand eight hundred and
seventY-eight. tina. the said act is not
supplemental 10 the act to which it waa
inteaded to be a supplement; Their, fore,
2. Be II enacted BY the Stnate and Gen.
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CHAPTER Cv1I.

An act to provide for the election of chosen
freeholders in incorporated boroughs.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF New Jersey,
That the legal voters of each Incorporated
borough within the state containing pop
ulation of not less than three thousand in
habitants, shall at the next and each sue
ceeding borough election for chosen free
holders, vote Tor and ele one chosen free
holder, which freeholder shall hold office
Tor the term of office prescribed under ex-
listing laws.
2. And be it enacted, That this act be a
public act and that it shall take effect i'm
lnediately.
Approved april s, 1887.
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CHAPTER CIV.

A further supplement to an act entitled
IAN act concerning corporations Re-
visioa]. approved April seventh, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
FIVE.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and GEN
ersl Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That. any corporation that mas failed dur
ing the period for its continuance named
la its charter or certificate of Incorporation
TO file with the secretary of state a certlf-
cate extending its corporate existence, as
permitted by statute, but has continued
and stlll continues its organ zation and the
transaction of business, may still file such
certificate within thirty days from the pas
sage of this act, naming therein period
not exceeding fifty years.
2 And be it enacted, That upon fling
such certificate the period of the existence
of such corporation shall be revived and
extended as declared in such certificate as
fully as if said period had been named in
the original charter or certificate of organ
ization of such organization, but nothing
herein contained shall be construed to in
tertere with the right of the State of New
Jersey reserved by any law now or here
after existing to acquire the property and
franchises of any such corporation, or at
any time to abolish or repeal, alter or
amend the charter of the same, nor
shall this act be construed to continue
any irrepealable or other contract with
the state contained in any charter, nor
shall this act apply to any corporation
against which quo warranto or otner pro-
ceedings for dissolution are pending,
3. Aud be it ens,ted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately
Approved April 8, 1887.
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CHAPTER XCYII.

An Act concerning challenges to jurors.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly Of the State or New Jer-
sey, That from and after the passage of this
act all challenges to jurors, for any cause
whatever in any kind of suit, civil or
criminal, in all courts in this state, may be
made at any time before the juror is act
ually sworn.
2. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts, whether local, general,
special or private, inconsistent with this
act, be and The same are hereby repealed,
and that this act shall take effect immedi-
ately.
Approved April /, 1887.
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CHAPTER cxvII.
Approved April s, 1887.

An Act to provide for the transfer Ct in
sane criminals from the county prison to
the state asylum for the insane.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That if any person conHned in any
county Jail or penitentiary of this state
under sentence of imprisonment shall APP
pear to be insane, the judge OF the circuit
court OF the county in which the prison il
situated shall, upon information of the
fact from the physician of ths prison, in
stitute careful Investigation, call two
respectable physicians and other credible
witnesses, il necessary, notify ths probe
cutor of the pleas, whereupon it shall ba
his duty to aid in the examination aud, if
he shall think il necessary, call jury, AMI
for that purpose he is hereby fully en-
powered to compel the ATTENDANCE OF wit
nessss. and inrymeu; An Ii il be satisfac-
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eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey.
That the title of chapter eighty of the laws
of one thousand eight hundred aud eighty
three be and the same is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
CHAPTER Xxx.
a supplement to an act entitled "An act
for the formation of borough govern
ments," approved April fifth, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy eight.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April s, 1887.
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CHAPTER CIV.

An act to provide for the paymeat Of cerii-
hoatcs OF lnde0t' dn-s issued ter the
purpose OF c-nsuuctlnS or imprnving
road or ,ads Ia oou I.ies of tina state.
l. BE II olac.el ~ the Sen4ke AMI G IN
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A supplement to an act entitled can act
establishing legal holidays aad regulating
the maturity of commercial paper with
respect thereto" approved June first.
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
SIX.
Whereas, it is fitting that one day in the
year be specially dedicated to the wage
workers OF the state, which they may re-
gard as peculiarly their own, and as set
apart for the observance of labor festivals
and such other reunions as may to them
seem proper /; therefore
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
That the first section of the act to which
this Is supplement be amended SO as to
read as follows
l. Beit enacted By the Senate and GEN
eral Ass emily of the State of New Jersey
That the first day of January, the twenty
second day of February, thirtieth dav of
May, fourth day of July, first Monday in
September Ito be known as labor day).
Thanksgiving day, tweuty-fifth day of De-
cember, and any day upon which a general
election shall be held for members of As
sembly IN each year, aud also any day set
apart by proclamation of the governor of
this state or by the president of the United
States, for the purpose of public obs arv-
ance, shall be leg ii holiday, and no court
shall be held upon said days except in the
cases where said court would now sit upon
aSunday, and no person shall be compelled
to labor upon any of said days by any
person or corporation.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shl II
take effect Immediately.
Approved April s, 1887,
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CHAPIER am

A Supplement to an act entitled San act
concerning evidence" approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hun
bred aud seyenty-four.
l. Be Il epafted by the Senate aud Cen
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eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey.
That in all Gates where the testimony of q
witness de bene esse is taken upon notice.
pursuant to the thirty eighth section Of the
act to which this is supplement, it shall
be lawful for the same to be taken BY
stenographsr, in presence of the Judge or
commissioner named in the notice pro
yidea, that before the taking of the same
the stenographer shall be sworn by the
said judge or commissioner to carefully.
faithfully and impartially take said evil
dence and to make a true and correct
transcript thereof, which oath shall be in
writing, and shall be attached to and be
part OF the return of the judge or commits
sioner.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately.
Approved April s, 1887.